קאַמבאַט ספּאָרט היסטאריקער און מאַרשאַל קינסטלער
Posts about the history of St. לוי, מאַזעראַ, family history, and miscellaneous history.
1909 איז מיסטאָמע די ערגסט יאָר פון פּאַרקער לאָנזאָ באַטאָר זימערמאַן ס לעבן. ער פאַרפאַלן ביידע זיין צען חודש אַלט טאָכטער ידאַ מייַ זימערמאַן און זיין רגע פרוי מעלי באַלינגער זימערמאַן. איידער פּאַרקער ס טויט אין די קאַפּע גיראַורדעאַו טאָרנאַדאָ פון 1949, he would bury two more of his children. Both of them were adults. איך קענען בלויז ימאַדזשאַן ווי שווער 1909
אויף נאוועמבער 1908, three bishops and an abbot dedicated St. Francis de Sales Church, “the Cathedral of South St. לוי”. Built to serve the growing German Catholic population in St. לוי, the huge church would become the home to many families including my great grandparents, עדואַרד און מאַגדאַלענאַ מאָסבלעטש, and their 14 children. די סט. Louis Archdiocese dedicated the church
On the evening of June 1, 1879, סט. Louis Police Officer Charles Printz was walking his beat near 505 Marion Street on St. לוי’ South Side. עס איז נישט קלאָר אויב טשאַרלעס סאַנדערס אַקשאַנז געצויגן די ופמערקזאַמקייט פון פּרינץ, אָדער פּרינץ נאָר סטאַמבאַלד אויף סאַנדערס. Whatever the circumstances, פּרינץ איז צוגעגאַנגען צו סאַנדערס, who had a revolver in his right hand. ווען
לעצטנס, I was searching for information about my Great Uncle Francis’ marriage to my Great Aunt Rosemary Kalt. What I discovered was an unexpected genealogy treasure, a picture in the July 5 אויסגאבע פון די סט. Louis Star-Times of my great grandparents and 12 פון די 14 Mosblech children. I had never seen a picture of my great grandparents, Eduard
סט. Louis Chief of Detectives William Desmond had respect for the “old school criminals”, who plied their trade in St. Louis during the late 19th Century. אָבער, he did not have the same degree of respect for the thug tactics of the “new school criminals”. These criminals made up for a lack of finesse with great violence. טשיף דעסמאָנד האט געזאגט
אויף דאנערשטאג, September 9, 1875, George “Mitchell” Gassert and William Salisbury went to Fred Fisher’s Saloon at the corner of N. Jefferson and Morgan (Delmar today). After ordering drinks, the two young men of unsavory reputation refused to pay for their drinks. נאָך טריינג צו ומלעגאַל צאָלונג, Fisher summoned St. Louis Police Officer John Cummings. Officer Cummings, אַסיינד צו די
For the Sunday, יוני 24, 1900 אויסגאבע פון די סט. לוי רעפובליק, a reporter interviewed St. Louis Chief of Detectives William Desmond about the increasing violence of the new criminal. נאָך 10 years as St. Louis Chief of Detectives and one of the most noted thief takers in United States, דער טשיף דעסמאָנד האָט געקלאָגט די ינקריסינג גוואַלד וואָס ער האָט געזען
54-year-old William Henry Anderson plied his trade as a St. Louis Police Officer for 25 יאָרן. Assigned to a beat near Natural Bridge and Vandeventer Avenues, Officer Anderson was known as the “Friendly Copper” by the residents and businesses on his beat. Working the overnight shift on a cold February morning, Officer Anderson was walking on Vandeventer just south of
Before he was promoted to Special Officer, סט. Louis Police Officer Preston Anslyn responded to calls for service like any other patrolman. On the morning of February 28, 1916, Anslyn was patrolling the area of Franklin and Jefferson Avenues. A citizen notified Anslyn that 30-year-old Albert Kivet was celebrating after his birthday on February 27th. During his revelry, קיבט אטאקירט
אויף דאנערשטאג, יאַנואַר 23, 1902, סט. Louis awakened to the news millionaire A. Deane Cooper was found murdered in the Vista Bathhouse at Franklin Avenue and North Grand Boulevard. Cooper, איינער פון סט. לוי’ רייכסטע מענער, אָונד רעזידענטשאַל גרונטייגנס און אנדערע אַסעץ וואַליוד בייַ 2 מיליאָן דאָללאַרס. Cooper aspired to be the biggest property owner in St. לוי. ער